eskoi.pohjanpalo Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Weekend starts early this week due to national holidays I hope this 30 years old Nikon F801s/N8008s qualifies as a classic camera. It came in a box with misc. Nikon accessories, apparently not assigned any value. An online check confirms that it isn’t worth much in $. It does have a nice heft and is highly capable as one would expect from a prosumer camera from Nikon. I’ll check it out with the included 35-70 AF zoom nikkor and I will also check how it works with Ai lenses. 5 Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomspielman Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 [ATTACH=full]1382200[/ATTACH] Wow, that's a beauty. Fujica/Fujiflm makes some interesting cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Could've sworn I posted this a couple of days ago... I've got a roll of Fomapan 100 in this Franka Rolfix that I've repaired a few weeks ago. It was part of the 'payment' for a CLA of a couple of old folders for a friend. There was a tiny crack in the edge one of the shutter blades that snagged one of the others as it passed over it. This stopped the shutter from closing fully, locking it up completely. Someone had clearly been forcing them apart with a sharp object. I hammed the blades as flat as I could and put them back in such an order that they didn't interfere with the cracked one. Cleaned the aperture blades and glass surfaces. Ready to rock! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis triguez Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Nikon F, Nikon's first SLR introduced in 1959.[ATTACH=full]1382192[/ATTACH] beautiful, gorgeous, lovely! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Weekend starts early this week due to national holidays I hope this 30 years old Nikon F801s/N8008s qualifies as a classic camera. It came in a box with misc. Nikon accessories, apparently not assigned any value. An online check confirms that it isn’t worth much in $. It does have a nice heft and is highly capable as one would expect from a prosumer camera from Nikon. I’ll check it out with the included 35-70 AF zoom nikkor and I will also check how it works with Ai lenses. This is on my list... a Nikon enthusiast that lives nearby I have crossed apths literally and in talking he offered me two the first and the S version stating their value as not worth the effort to sell and taking up room... so I too will be testing them soon! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 This is on my list... a Nikon enthusiast that lives nearby I have crossed apths literally and in talking he offered me two the first and the S version stating their value as not worth the effort to sell and taking up room... so I too will be testing them soon! Go figure. They are better and more capable than so many of the other film cameras where price has rocketed into the stratosphere - but that is our luck! I think this is also a great camera for someone to start exploring film. Start with AF and P and slowly turn off automation a little by little to the level you are comfortable with - and the price is right. Can be used with any Ai or Ai modified Nikkor and all the AF and AFD screwdriver lenses of which some are still in the Nikon catalogue. Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 Taking the OM-1 out again today, but will have the Zuiko 35-105 with me as well as the 75-150. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 chuck_foreman|1 said: .. a Nikon enthusiast that lives nearby I have crossed apths literally and in talking he offered me two the first and the S version I'd agree with NHSN, Chuck. The Nikon 801s is still one of my favorites, a very capable camera that's far more user-friendly than many of the bloated Nikons that followed. Good find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Thanks for the info NHSN and Rick I guess I'd better get hopping and try them out. There seems so much to them. I must admit I'm a little gun shy I don't have any AF lenses. In fact, I thought I'd screwed one up.. well I think now I've sorted it. My Nikon user experience is low compared to some other marques. Two things were probably factors 1: recharged Ni-Cads of questionable reliance. 2: dummy hand loaded film roll ..oh and 3: my ignorance and naivety. I thought I'd load the dummy film to learn how to use the camera.. but I think I mistook the timer for the rewind button then opened the camera back without rewinding the film..... modern technology Yikes!! I had one the mirror stuck up or halfway. I think it's ok now. I've been reading up on it a bit more. I do have the handbook etc ..but too impatient to read it it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 I look forward to seeing what you can do with them, Chuck. I used to be impatient with these new-fangled cameras and managed some spectacular goofs, but these days I'll put the camera down, make a good coffee and RTFM. Just when you think you know it all another little gleam of enlightenment appears... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 Haven't used my Olympus XA in a while so it's going along with me (with a roll of Ilford Pan F+). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Unexpectedly acquired a Mountain Elmar last week. Only fair to put it through its paces on a matching black-paint Leica II, loaded with some Double-X Unfortunately we're in for a wet&windy couple of days :( And living in the Netherlands....we don't actually have any mountains..... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 D1X is manual if I put it in M mode, and might be classic by now, so I will take it out this weekend. It seems to be 20 years old by now, which should be pretty close to classic. I think digital cameras age twice as fast as film cameras. By the way, the going rate is $42. (Not including battery or charger.) 1 -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I'll give the Olympus OM-2n another outing while I decide whether or not to move it on. It sure is a pretty camera... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 Very pristine example of OM-2n, Rick. I'm sure you won't have trouble finding a buyer. In addition to the XA, I'm using this camera over the next few days. film will be Ilford Pan F+ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Well it seems I will be trying to use the the Nikon 801S... I've sort of determined the 801 is broken. Twice now through "testing" I've got it to the point of permanent "err". The first time I recovered, but this time??? So forward with the 801S Weather permitting of course... I'm getting to be such a Wuss 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjferron Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Way too many. hard to choose. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJG Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Weather and time permitting, my Contax III with 8.5 cm f/2 Sonnar. This is the brass mount, uncoated version of the Sonnar, hence the deep lens hood. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 I have been familiarising myself with my Leica IIIF with Elmar 50mm F:3.5 for the past week, and will continue this weekend. Both camera and lens went straight to service after purchase, so besides checking that everything works at expected/intended upon return from the tech, I am also trying to learn the awkward operation of this strange piece of engineering. Although this particular camera and lens was made in 1955 (after the introduction of Leica M3), its usability is originating from the pioneering years of 35mm rangefinder cameras dating back to the early 1930's. It is not a difficult camera to understand per se, but every single operation seems to require an extra step or awkward action! Even thinking that this type of camera was the base of Henri Cartier-Bresson's photographs depicted in "The Decisive Moment" is mind boggling. I find it very slow to use and puts my complaints about the usability of my smart phone camera to shame. The viewfinder on the IIIF is tiny, that is why you often see Barnack Leicas with a SBOOI (50mm bright line finder) on top. I don't have one of those, thus I have to make do with a VIOOH finder - that is a universal finder that "zooms" from 35 to 135mm. Not the most ergonomical, but will have to do for now. I will use HP5+ as I always do. 5 Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJG Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 I have been familiarising myself with my Leica IIIF with Elmar 50mm F:3.5 for the past week, and will continue this weekend. Both camera and lens went straight to service after purchase, so besides checking that everything works at expected/intended upon return from the tech, I am also trying to learn the awkward operation of this strange piece of engineering. Although this particular camera and lens was made in 1955 (after the introduction of Leica M3), its usability is originating from the pioneering years of 35mm rangefinder cameras dating back to the early 1930's. It is not a difficult camera to understand per se, but every single operation seems to require an extra step or awkward action! Even thinking that this type of camera was the base of Henri Cartier-Bresson's photographs depicted in "The Decisive Moment" is mind boggling. I find it very slow to use and puts my complaints about the usability of my smart phone camera to shame. The viewfinder on the IIIF is tiny, that is why you often see Barnack Leicas with a SBOOI (50mm bright line finder) on top. I don't have one of those, thus I have to make do with a VIOOH finder - that is a universal finder that "zooms" from 35 to 135mm. Not the most ergonomical, but will have to do for now. I will use HP5+ as I always do. Good luck with your IIIF--I have a IIIa with a Russian 50 which is even more primitive than your IIIF. The speed of operation is relative--Cartier-Bresson might have compared a Leica with something using glass plates that required cocking a shutter separately and been thrilled with the speed and convenience of an early Leica. My Contax III is no speed demon either, but at least the viewfinder for the 50 mm lens and rangefinder are combined in one window. Film loading is a lot easier as well, and a light meter is built in to the camera, a big deal in 1936 when it came on the market. My photography students usually aren't impressed... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 I'm using the SRT 101 that I pictured a few posts back with a Celtic 35mm f 2.8 today rather than the 28mm f 3.5 MC Celtic in the picture. Also I may switch to a 135 later. I hope to finish this film over the weekend. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 .... with a Celtic 35mm f 2.8 today rather than the 28mm f 3.5 MC Celtic in the picture. Also I may switch to a 135 later. I hope to finish this film over the weekend. Hey Mike If you don’t show, it didn’t happen! We want to see;) Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 Here's a quick image of SRT 101 and lenses I mentioned. To left of SRT 101 and 35mm Celtic is the Sigma 135mm f 3.5 Mini Tele 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent T Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I am planning on finishing up a roll of Fuji 400 Superia in my Olympus 35 RC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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